About the Role
Location: Black Rock, St. Michael
Pay: BBD $15–$20 per hour, based on demonstrated leadership experience and capability
Schedule: Full-time; scheduled shifts within Tuesday–Saturday availability between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM
Yelluh Meat is looking for an experienced, hands-on Kitchen Lead to run our back-of-house team on shift.
We need someone who can lead people, organise production, maintain standards and keep a busy kitchen operating on their shift.
What You Will Be Responsible For
Leading and directing the BOH team during scheduled shifts
Preparing and managing daily prep requirements
Ensuring the kitchen is ready for service
Assigning and prioritising kitchen work
Maintaining recipe, portion and food-quality standards
Completing and verifying kitchen opening and closing procedures
Closing and securing the restaurant when running the shift
Giving and receiving a written handover at every shift change
Conducting inventory counts and identifying stock requirements
Setting breadfruit and wood pars and checking breadfruit grading on delivery
Investigating unusual waste, overproduction or stock usage
Ensuring food is stored, labelled and rotated correctly
Maintaining food-safety, sanitation and safe equipment and chemical handling
Coaching kitchen employees and correcting poor performance
Communicating shortages, risks and performance issues to the Operations Lead
Supporting production during high-volume service
The Kitchen Lead reports to the Operations Lead and leads our cooks and BOH Custodian. Our current BOH team consists of approximately five employees and is expected to grow toward 6–10 employees as the operation becomes fully staffed. Leaders work rotating opening and closing shifts, with a written handover between them.
What We Are Looking For
You should have:
At least 2 years of kitchen supervisory experience
Experience directly supervising kitchen employees
Experience in a busy restaurant or food-service environment
Strong understanding of opening and closing procedures
Working knowledge of prep, inventory and portion control
Strong food-safety knowledge
The ability to coach staff and address poor performance
The ability to complete checklists, prep sheets and inventory records accurately
A solution-oriented approach to problems
Reliable attendance and the ability to stand for long periods in a commercial kitchen
A valid food handler certificate
Experience leading service of approximately 100+ tickets per shift is preferred.
Compensation
BBD $15–$20 per hour
Placement within the range will reflect demonstrated leadership experience and performance during the paid trial.
Staff meals and training are provided. There is also an opportunity for increased responsibility and advancement as the company grows.
Selection Process
Qualified applicants may progress through:
Initial application review
10–15 minute screening call
Structured interview
Paid trial with the team (up to one week)
Professional reference checks
Finalists completing the paid trial will receive BBD $250.
We are hiring now and will move quickly with strong candidates.